The Cook’s Kitchen

Admittedly, I don’t use my microwave for more than reheating items and making popcorn.  I mean, really, what else is there?  Well, the folks at Real Simple magazine have a list of 14 alternative uses for your microwave.  I’ve included two below, and you can find the complete list right here.  This just may make […]

This post originally appeared on The Hampton Smoker
The stovetop smoker was a total revelation to me and the wife. It was not long after returning home from our week in Kansas City (we ate bbq every day and wondered, ‘is this what heaven is like?’) when we came across this device. Basically, it’s a metal […]

I’m not much of a world traveler in the physical sense, so an easy way for me to connect with other cultures and far off countries is through their regional foods.  It’s really the techniques and seasonings that I love to learn about.  But it’s tasting that ties everything together.  My latest journey to re-discovery […]

My favorite things always seem to change. For the longest time when talking about beef, my favorite cut was a bone-in prime rib roast. In the last year or two prime rib has  moved into the number two spot.  Tri-tip has edged into number one.  A tri-tip roast is one of the most overlooked cuts of […]

Homemade Pizza II
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Near the checkout at my favorite sporting goods store is a display rack of beef jerky. Several different flavors and all made from strips of meat, not the ribbons of ground meat. I see it every time I’m there but since I make my own jerky I just never paid attention to the price until […]

Here’s another post from Get Your Grill On editor and publisher of the blog, WhiteTrashBBQ, Robert Fernandez. Today’s post finds Rob revisiting his quest for the ‘Golden Chicken’. Take it away, Robert….
I know it’s still February and there’s still snow on the ground here in Brooklyn, but I’m itching to get out and cook. I […]

Have you ever wanted to take an intensive, hands-on cooking course with a chef, or to learn more about what separates a superior saute’ pan from the ordinary? If you answered yes, then the eGullet Culinary Institute is for you.  
Take, for example their lesson on Basic Knife Skills, which is carefully explained and well documented with photos. The author […]

Over the past year or so, I have accumulated a decent number of clay pots. I seem to be collecting them, in fact. Not just because they are beautiful (and they are, oh yes), but because they are some of the most useful cooking vessels I have ever owned.
Clay pots are incredible for slow-cooked meals. […]

For the last several months, I’ve really been getting back into plank cooking. It all started a couple of days before Thanksgiving when a guy on the next bar-stool asked me if I was doing anything new and different for the big meal. My reply was “I always try to do something different, but it’s […]